Plans are underway for a $360 million data center project in the heart of Data Center Alley in Ashburn, Virginia, situated at the most connected point on the Internet.
Microsoft Plans Azure Cloud Expansions in Iowa, Virginia and Phoenix
Microsoft continues to expand its global data center infrastructure, buying land to add massive amounts of server capacity in key North American cloud hubs in Iowa, Northern Virginia and Phoenix.
Data Center Tax Revenues Provide Pandemic Cushion for Some Counties
Data centers have provided an economic cushion for hard-hit county budgets in areas with clusters of cloud computing campuses. Data centers have been in growth mode, providing a bright spot as the pandemic has depressed revenues for state and county governments.
Vantage Expanding Campuses in Northern Virginia, Silicon Valley
Vantage Data Centers is continuing its global expansion by adding capacity in the two largest U.S. markets, Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. Both markets are seeing strong customer demand, with developers working steadily to provide inventory to keep pace.
Lee Kestler, Aligned and AWS Lead NVTC Data Center Award Winners
Lee Kestler, Aligned and Amazon Web Services were among those honored as the Northern Virginia Technology Council recognized the industry’s accomplishments at its 2020 Virginia Data Center Awards.
Microsoft Buys Land in Dulles Cloud Corridor
Microsoft has acquired land in the fast-growing Dulles Cloud Corridor in Northern Virginia, paying about $1.4 million an acre for land zoned for data center use.
Digital Realty Plans Massive Cloud Campus in Northern Virginia
Digital Realty plans to build the world’s largest multi-tenant data center campus near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia. The Digital Dulles campus will create 7.5 million square feet of new data center space in the world’s most active cloud market.
AWS Plans Massive Expansion of its Northern Virginia Cloud Cluster
Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand in Northern Virginia, including a massive data center campus just south of Dulles Airport, which could add up to 2.5 million square feet of cloud computing capacity.
Northern Virginia Tech Council Names Finalists for 2020 Data Center Awards
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) has announced the finalists for the second annual Virginia Data Center Awards. Here’s a look at the categories and full list of finalists.
Pandemic Spurs Data Center Construction Boom in Northern Virginia
Developers are racing to build more data centers in Northern Virginia to meet extraordinary demand for cloud computing resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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